Language Change

Question 1

Globalisation

Answer 1

The process by which the world is becoming increasing interconnected as a result of increased trade and cultural change

Question 2

Migration

Answer 2

The move rn of people from one place to another

Question 3

Political correctness

Answer 3

Language use to minimise offence to groups (gender, race etc.)

Question 4

Loan words

Answer 4

A word adopted from another language

Question 5

Eponym

Answer 5

A person place or thing named after its creator

Question 6

Proprietary names

Answer 6

A name of a product or service that is trademarked

Question 7

Neologisms

Answer 7

A brand new word

Question 8

Affixation

Answer 8

Adding a prefix, suffix or changing word class to create a new word

Question 9

Blend

Answer 9

Two words fusing to make another

Question 10

Clipping

Answer 10

Abbreviating words

Question 11

Compound

Answer 11

Combining separate words to create a new one

Question 12

Back formation

Answer 12

Removing prefix or suffix to create a new word

Question 13

Initialism

Answer 13

Using initials of words eg. BBC FBI

Question 14

What is AO1?

Answer 14

Terminology

Question 15

What is AO2?

Answer 15

Knowledge about how language changes

Question 16

What is AO3?

Answer 16

References to context eg. Reasons for change in history

Question 17

Amelioration

Answer 17

A word takes on a more positive meaning

Pretty

Question 18

Pejoration

Answer 18

A word takes on a more negative meaning

Idiot

Question 19

Weaking

Answer 19

The word meaning loses its strength

Loving

Question 20

Narrowing

Answer 20

A word becomes more specific

Meat

Question 21

Broadening

Answer 21

A word keeps its original meaning but gains more

Place

Question 22

Key features of 18th century texts

Answer 22

• non standard spelling and grammar

- long s

Question 23

Who was Dr Johnson?

Answer 23

Writer of the first English dictionary of its kind

Question 24

When was Dr Johnsons dictionary written and published?

Answer 24

1755

Question 25

What is standardisation and when did it occur?

Answer 25

The standardising of spelling and grammar of the English language in the 18th century

Question 26

What standardisations occurred?

Answer 26

• dictionaries fixed meanings of words
• printing and prescriptivism fixed syntactical rules
• spelling standardised
• printing allowed uniformity with writing and children were taught handwriting styles

Question 27

Lexicon

Answer 27

The vocabulary of a person or language

Question 28

Prescriptivism

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An attitude that sees English as something that must be protected and has correct and incorrect uses

Question 29

Descriptivism

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An attitude that there are no right or wrong ways to use English

Question 30

Bidialectism

Answer 30

The idea that modern English users switch between varieties of dialect dependant on context

Question 31

Bex’s genre theory

Answer 31

Genres have typical features and the ideologies can change

Question 32

Synthetic personalisation

Answer 32

A text gives the impression of treating each member of an audience as an individual

Question 33

Immediacy

Answer 33

The impact technological advances has had on the speed at which information can be exchanged which led to a shift in response times